Staples to pay fired man wages, damagesCOLUMBIA, S.C. – Jeffrey Angstadt didn’t want days off to relax. In September 2010 and over the months that followed, the furniture sales executive told his employer, Staples Contract and Commercia...

Transparency inspires public trust in governmentState government is Louisiana has become much less transparent over the past seven years, and efforts in the legislature and among other groups to curtail secrecy in decisions that affect the lives...

Cost of consulting contracts questioned againA version of a bill to reduce the state’s consulting contracts that was unanimously passed by both chambers of the Legislature last year before being vetoed by Gov. Bobby Jindal appears to be headi...

Letter to the Editor:Dear Editor, I have no dog in this fight. My wife and I moved to Natchitoches from Florida six years ago after a couple of brief visits. We thought this was the perfect own for us, we still do. My ...

The Bottom Line...The Natchitoches Times polled readers on Facebook asking, “Any comments out there about Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner? Jessica VanOrden: I hope that by Caitlyn showing the world that she is happier as a w...